From: "RATHBUN-GRUBB, SUSAN" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:48:26 +0000 Congratulations to the 2017 winners of the Library Research Round Table’s Shera awards! The winners will receive their awards at the 2017 ALA annual conference in Chicago. * Jesse H. Shera Award for Dissertation Research: Rachel D. Williams, iSchool, University of Wisconsin-Madison Performing Boundary Work: An Exploration of Public Library Workers’ Provision of Information Services to People Experiencing Homelessness Reviewer comments: This unique and important research, combined with the topic’s societal significance, can contribute to better supporting library staff serving people experiencing homelessness. The findings have the potential to support adding other community services to libraries, such as a visiting social worker. * Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research: Alistair Black and Henry Gabb “The Value Proposition of the Corporate Library, Past and Present” (published 2016 in Information & Culture: A Journal of History, v. 51, n. 2, p. 192-225) Reviewer comments: Expertly conducted with an innovative approach, this work is an exceptionally well researched and written historical analysis of corporate libraries. Its conclusions justify the continued benefit of special libraries to a variety of industries. Susan Rathbun-Grubb, MSLS, PhD Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Science University of South Carolina 1501 Greene St. Columbia, SC 29208 803.777.0485 [log in to unmask]